Front National placed under investigation in EU 'fake jobs' case

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France's far-right Front National party has been placed under investigation by Paris magistrates over suspicion it fraudulently placed France-based staff on the European Parliament payroll as assistants to its sitting MEPs. 

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France’s far-right party Front National party has been placed under investigation on suspicion of having given party members fake jobs as assistants at the European Parliament the party confirmed on Tuesday, reports Radio France Internationale.